“You can't fight these big fights on your own. You need to work with others, and you need others if you're going to take care of the places that you love.” 

-Jeanie Alderson, Northern Plains Chair’19-‘21

Northern Plains is a grassroots organization of people who love where we live.  For over 50 years, we have been standing shoulder-to-shoulder across Montana, to protect this place we all call home for ours and future generations.

We are working toward a future where we live in harmony with nature, where our economy serves the people rather than the people serving the economy, and where neighbors work side-by-side to build a world that lives up to our ideals of fairness, inclusion, and justice.

Check out our website for more information about us and our history: www.northernplains.org.

LOCATION: Billings, Montana

JOB DESCRIPTION:

 

Working at Northern Plains, you’ll make change happen by using your creative skills to help build power in local communities. In this position, you’ll put your talent to work protecting clean air and water, and supporting renewable energy, healthy soils, and local food.  In our communications, we strive to maintain consistent brand adherence while also embracing and encouraging new ideas, innovation, and imagination.

Any given day might include designing posters and banners for a rally to hold fossil fuel companies accountable, laying out action alert emails to support policies that create a more sustainable food system, and creating Instagram reels highlighting our work to fight the climate crisis.

We are a team of hard-working, dedicated individuals who honor and promote a healthy work/life balance.  Our LEED Platinum certified office is full of natural light, outbursts of laughter, and is frequently visited by our furry, four-legged friends.    

You will be directly supervised by the Communications Director and work with members from all over the state.  Occasional overnight travel is required, approximately 5-7 times per year. As the Northern Plains Communications Coordinator, you’ll meet lots of inspiring people from all walks of life, and you’ll make change happen at the grassroots level. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Backup and support for the Communications Director in managing the weekly communications huddle and monthly team meetings

• Design & layout of posters, postcards, brochures, fact sheets, social media memes, etc.

• Email lead (finalize content, layout, and send several organizational emails per week)

• Manage the website in collaboration with communications team

• Compose, schedule, and post approved social media content in consultation with Communications Director

• Take, edit, and organize photos 

• Assist with videography and light video editing as needed

• Participate with the full staff and board in grassroots fundraising 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Commitment to the democratic process, and to environmental stewardship and conservation. 

• Ability to get along well with people from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of personalities.

• Positive attitude and flexible disposition (as a grassroots organization, we often wear many hats at Northern Plains!) 

• Able to make constructive edits to written and designed projects, comfortable with being edited

• Strong speaking and writing skills

• Ability to travel and be away overnight (apprx. 5-7 times/yr for this position)

Technical Experience 

• Graphic design with Adobe Creative Cloud (extensive InDesign and Photoshop experience required, Illustrator skills preferred)

• Experience with website management/maintenance (WordPress a plus)

• Experience with email marketing/outreach software (Campaign Monitor a plus)

• Experience crafting and monitoring social media posts for company/organization 

• Experience with light video editing preferred (esp. Adobe Premier Pro) 

• Experience working for social change, environmental issues, or a political campaign preferred

• Familiarity with conservation and agriculture issues, and experience with fundraising  preferred

This is a job where you will have strong influence about what, when, where, and how things are done. The ideas, experience, and creativity of ALL staff are valued, cultivated, and integral to how we fulfill our mission.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Our compensation philosophy and transparent salary structure flows from our belief that our people are the most important part of our organization. We offer thriving wages, ample benefits, and opportunities for growth and development.

The salary for this position is $41,000 to $45,000 depending on experience. We also offer options for fully and partially employer-paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation plus 13 paid holidays (including the week from Christmas Eve through New Year), 12 days paid sick and personal leave, and 8 weeks of paid parental leave with the option to extend utilizing other leave types. In addition, we offer, a retirement plan, an employer paid cell phone plan, and a sabbatical program.  This is a permanent, salaried, and exempt position.

TO APPLY:

This position is open until filled, but we encourage applications as soon as possible.

Email the following to dustin@northernplains.org :

• Cover letter (tell us why you want the job)

• Resume

• Short writing sample 

• Contact information for 3 professional references

Call (406) 248-1154 with any questions, or email dustin@northernplains.org.

“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.”

-Dolores Huerta, Community Organizer

Northern Plains is a grassroots organization of people from the plains and mountains, cities and towns. We are everyday Montanans who love where we live. We stand up, shoulder-to-shoulder, to protect this place we all call home.

We believe that true prosperity begins with healthy land, water, and air. We believe that our families, farms, ranches, schools, businesses, governments, and communities thrive when we are good stewards of these resources. We believe that if we look beyond our fences, listen to one another, and keep our minds open, we will find creative solutions to secure a clean, healthful environment for all.

We are working toward a future where we live in harmony with nature, where our economy serves the people rather than the people serving the economy, where neighbors work side-by-side to build a world that lives up to our ideals of fairness, inclusion, and justice.

For 50 years, Northern Plains Resource Council has helped Montanans organize to protect water quality, family farms and ranches, and our unique quality of life.

LOCATION: Billings, Montana.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Each of our organizers works with Northern Plains’ grassroots membership as a whole, with our local affiliates (mostly in small, rural communities), and with our issue task forces to further the mission of Northern Plains. As a Northern Plains organizer, you won’t be tied to a desk, you’ll meet lots of people, and you’ll make change happen at the grassroots level. During non-pandemic times, overnight travel averages perhaps 2-3 times a month for this position. 

In order to keep our staff and members safe during COVID, Community Organizers must be able to organize remotely if needed. This requires having access to reliable internet from your home, convening and attending virtual meetings, conducting phone calls, and deploying creative problem solving. 

This is very much a “people” job.

This is a permanent, salaried, and exempt position.

Check out our website for more information on this position, our organization, and our staff: https://www.northernplains.org/about-us/careers/ .

SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Execute campaigns as developed by members;

• Conduct research on Northern Plains’ issues, decision makers, and communities;

• Participate in grassroots fundraising efforts;

• Train members in organizational skills;

• Organize and facilitate meetings and events;

• Communicate clearly, orally and in writing;

• Recruit new members;

• Generate turnout for events;

• Help members make contact with public officials and the press;

• Assist with duties such as member renewal, special events, and routine office tasks;

• Help produce earned media in the form of letters to the editor and press coverage.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Commitment to Northern Plains’ issues and values

• Commitment to the democratic process, including a willingness to hear diverse opinions and build consensus among groups 

• Ability to get along well with people from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of personalities

• Strong speaking and writing skills

• Ability to travel and be away overnight

• Ability to lift equipment up to 50 lbs, stand or walk for long periods of time, and work in all weather conditions

• Willingness to work long hours when needed.

Also helpful: 

• Experience (either as a volunteer or staffer) with a nonprofit organization working for social change or on environmental issues

• Experience on a political campaign

• General familiarity with the workings of legislative bodies and agencies

• Familiarity with environmental and agricultural issues, or familiarity with broader movements for social, economic, and environmental justice

• Experience with the media and fundraising. 

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Our compensation philosophy and transparent salary structure flows from our belief that our people are the most important part of our organization. We offer thriving wages, ample benefits, and opportunities for growth and development.

The salary for this position is $41,000. This position also comes with the added benefit of a pay differential of $2,040 annually designed to acknowledge the challenges that travel and intermittent evening and weekend work bring to maintaining a healthy work/life balance. 

We also offer options for fully and partially employer-paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation plus 13 paid holidays (including the week from Christmas Eve through New Year), 12 days paid sick and personal leave, and 8 weeks of parental leave with the option to extend utilizing other leave types. In addition, we offer, a retirement plan, an employer paid cell phone plan, and a sabbatical program.  This is a permanent, salaried, and exempt position.

TO APPLY:

Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis. The position is open until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in all forms and in all aspects of our work. Applicants from all walks of life and identities, including persons of color, LGBTQ+, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Email the following to Caroline Canarios, Deputy Director of Organizing and Legislature, at caroline@northernplains.org:

• Cover letter (tell us why you want the job);

• Resume;

• Contact information for 3 professional references.

“You can't fight these big fights on your own. You need to work with others, and you need others if you're going to take care of the places that you love.” 

-Jeanie Alderson, Northern Plains Past Chair

Northern Plains is a grassroots organization of people who love where we live.  For over 50 years, we have been standing shoulder-to-shoulder across Montana, to protect this place we all call home for ours and future generations.

We are working toward a future where we live in harmony with nature, where our economy serves the people rather than the people serving the economy, and where neighbors work side-by-side to build a world that lives up to our ideals of fairness, inclusion, and justice.

LOCATION: Billings, Montana.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

As the Good Neighbor Agreement Manager (GNA Manager) at Northern Plains, you will uphold a groundbreaking agreement between a mining corporation and the local communities impacted by the platinum and palladium mine in their backyard. At nearly twenty-four years old, the Good Neighbor Agreement has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its innovative and collaborative approach to balancing the extractive industry with the preservation of pristine rivers and a wilderness area in the heart of the Beartooth Mountains. 

You won’t be tied to a desk - this is very much a “people” job! Depending on the day and need, the GNA Manager functions as an an advocate, diplomat, mediator, defender, and organizer for the Good Neighbor Agreement and the people it represents. You’ll get rare access to the inner workings of a large mining corporation while playing a critical role in ensuring the mine’s impacts are minimal and their approach is forward-thinking. As Northern Plains member Paul Hawks put it, “If we’re going to have a mine, it’s going to be the best damn mine in the world.” 

Any given day may include planning and organizing effective meetings between Northern Plains and the mine, communicating important updates from the mine to Northern Plains members, helping our members prepare for interactions with mine personnel or state regulators, and helping members think strategically about our next steps. You will balance competing demands, act as a nexus of communication, and help coordinate the work of engaged Montanans as they hold the mining company accountable to strong environmental standards.

The Northern Plains staff is a team of hard-working, dedicated individuals who honor and promote a healthy work/life balance. When you’re in the office, you’ll enjoy a casual office environment that is full of natural light and camaraderie with a team of engaged and passionate people. When you’re in the field, you’ll be in Montana’s rugged mountain landscape, working side by side with a team of inspired members fighting for the long-term health of our environment and communities.  

QUALIFICATIONS:

This position carries with it specific demands and successful candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills

• Ability to think strategically

• Excellent active listening, communication, and questioning skills 

• Ability to adapt to a changing environment, and effectively handle multiple priorities

• Strong planning and organizational skills

• Attention to detail

• A commitment to the democratic process, and to environmental stewardship and conservation. 

• Ability to get along well with people from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of personalities

• Willingness to travel (staff car provided), up to 25% of the time

 SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Our compensation philosophy and transparent salary structure flows from our belief that our people are the most important part of our organization.  We offer thriving wages, ample benefits, and opportunities for growth and development.  

The salary range for this position is at $50,000 to $55,000 per year, depending on experience. We also offer options for fully and partially employer-paid health insurance, 20 days paid vacation plus 13 paid holidays (including the week from Christmas Eve through New Year), 12 days paid sick and personal leave, and 8 weeks of parental leave with the option to extend utilizing other leave types.  In addition, we offer flexible schedules, a hybrid office/remote work structure, a retirement plan, an employer paid cell phone plan, and a sabbatical program. 

This is a permanent, salaried, and exempt position.

Help us write the next chapter of this historic effort to protect the vitality and prosperity of the mountains, valleys, rivers, and people living alongside a major mining operation.

TO APPLY:

Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling basis. The position is open until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in all forms and in all aspects of our work.  Applicants from all walks of life and identities, including persons of color, LGBTQ+, are encouraged to apply.

Email the following to Caitlin Cromwell, Director of Organizing and Campaigns, at caitlin@northernplains.org:

• Cover letter (tell us why you want the job);

• Resume;

• Contact information for 3 professional references.

Check out our website for more information on this position, our organization, and our staff: https://www.northernplains.org/careers-and-internships/ .

Deadline to apply: Rolling until filled

NAPAWF is the only organization focused on building power withAAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, we elevateAAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.

NAPAWF was founded in 1996 to realize the vision of 100 AAPI women who recognized the need for an organization that would amplifyAAPI women’s stories and experiences. Being seen and heard in the public narrative gives us the power to shape the policy and cultural change needed to gain agency over our lives, families, and communities.

Today, we are mobilizing and building power in cities across the United States to create social, political, and economic change forAAPI women and girls. We also show up in solidarity for other women of color who are experiencing injustice and harms of oppression and marginalization.

Our work is focused in the following strategies:

● Policy and Structural Change

● Organizing and Civic Engagement

● Legal Advocacy and Judicial Strategy

We use the Reproductive Justice lens to intersectionally address three core issues:

● Reproductive Rights and Health 

● Economic Justice

● Immigration and Racial Justice

POSITION OVERVIEW

NAPAWF is seeking a community organizer in Atlanta, Georgia. The organizer is great at building relationships with existing and new people in the community to engage them in the organization as NAPAWF members and leaders. The organizer is committed to building power to create social, political and economic change for AAPI women and girls.  As an organizer you love working with and talking to people and enjoy engaging others to be active within the Georgia NAPAWF community, and to help people grow their leadership skills. You also are well-versed and responsible for campaign planning and executing unique and dynamic organizing campaigns. You can handle multiple projects at a time, and are committed to getting results. The Georgia Organizer will ensure NAPAWF’s unique intersectional perspective is brought to the forefront of reproductive justice and voter engagement work in Georgia. This position reports directly to the Georgia Organizing Manager. 

POSITION DUTIES

The Georgia Organizer will have the following core functions and day-to-day responsibilities:

• Recruit and engage community members to become members of NAPAWF’s Georgia Chapter in order to grow the base through outreach, conducting one-on-one, and other chapter and program activities.
• Identify, plan, and run local and state campaigns centered on building power for those who identify as AAPI women and girls in Georgia. This includes leading and integrating civic and voter engagement efforts into campaign priorities. Support NAPAWF national campaigns and identify local engagement opportunities for members and partners to engage.
• Develop individual work and outreach plans to support campaigns.
• Develop leadership of local chapter members to be leaders in NAPAWF’s local campaigns, the reproductive justice movement, and in the AAPI community in Georgia.
• Develop and facilitate impactful training materials and workshops for our Georgia base and community members.
• Recruit members, leaders, and participants to NAPAWF’s leadership development programs.
• Schedule and lead chapter meetings, plan and execute chapter and engagement activities and to engage members on a consistent basis.
• Building relationships with community members and a broad array of nonprofit, local government, and religious organizations to advance NAPAWF campaigns and base building efforts.
• Track and input data in the VAN and EveryAction databases to track ongoing base building and campaign progress towards goals.
• Coordinate the Georgia Chapter’s social media and digital platforms to organize online.
• Performing duties, as necessary, as a member of the NAPAWF team.

QUALIFICATIONS

We're seeking candidates who excel in relationship-building, are result-oriented, and have strong project management skills. You should have: 

• At least 1 year of professional community, issue electoral organizing, union, and/or mobilization campaign experience
• A strong commitment to the issues of AAPI and/or immigrant women and girls, health, social justice and human rights 
• Ability to work with a team and independently
• Self-motivation to achieve work plan and campaign goals
• A willingness to seek feedback, learn, and adapt
• Strong organizational, communication, problem solving, personal planning and time management skills
• Ability to accurately record campaign and base building data, track and effectively move turf
• Fluency in a second language is also highly desirable (Asian / Pacific Islander language (i.e. Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, etc language preferred) 
• Basic computer literacy in Windows-based computer programs in order to perform necessary campaign data management and administrative work 
• Experience with Google Suite (documents, forms, chat), and Zoom 
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel. 
• A valid driver’s license, use of a car for work, and automobile insurance are mandatory conditions of employment in this role.
• strong action-based programs and events and seasoned in successfully managing multiple tasks to completion with competing deadlines.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $50,000 - $55,000 - commensurate with experience. A highly competitive benefits package includes a 401k plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance. NAPAWF's medical plan is covered by NAPAWF at 100% for employee and dependents with no out of pocket costs, including prescription drugs costs. Qualified dependents may also be covered. NAPAWF also offers full-time employees 15 days of vacation in the first year, sick leave, flexible spending program options and personal/family leave as well as paid vacation from December 25th through January 1^st of each year.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The person in this position should be able to engage in the diverse demands of the work, including the capacity to remain in a stationary position, operate a computer, and move about the office and outside of the office. They must have the capacity to work evening hours and/or weekends as required. Occasional travel is required. This position is based in an office setting and in the field. This position will be required to work at the Atlanta NAPAWF office.

NAPAWF is committed to public health, and to the safety and well being of our colleagues and visitors. As such we have adopted a policy requiring all employees to receive all recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters or to apply for and receive an exemption

DISCLAIMER

NAPAWF is committed to public health, and to the safety and well-being of our colleagues and visitors. As such we have adopted a policy requiring all employees to receive all recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters or to apply for and receive an exemption.

NAPAWF is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related) or conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions (ARC). Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

Deadline to apply: Rolling until filled

NAPAWF is the only organization focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect our lives, our families and our communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, we elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States. 

NAPAWF was founded in 1996 to realize the vision of 100 AAPI women who recognized the need for an organization that would amplify AAPI women’s stories and experiences. Being seen and heard in the public narrative gives us the power to shape the policy and cultural change needed to gain agency over our lives, families, and communities.

Today, we are mobilizing and building power in cities across the United States to create social, political, and economic change for AAPI women and girls. We also show up in solidarity for other women of color who are experiencing injustice and harms of oppression and marginalization.

Our work is focused in the following strategies:

• Policy and Structural Change
• Organizing and Civic Engagement
• Legal Advocacy and Judicial Strategy

We use the Reproductive Justice lens to intersectionally address three core issues:

• Reproductive Rights and Health
• Economic Justice
• Immigration and Racial Justice

POSITION OVERVIEW

NAPAWF is seeking a community organizer in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. The organizer is great at building relationships with existing and new people in the community to engage them in the organization as NAPAWF members and leaders. The organizer is committed to building power to create social, political and economic change for AAPI women and girls.  As an organizer you love working with and talking to people and enjoy engaging others to be active within the Florida NAPAWF community, and to help people grow their leadership skills. You also are well-versed and responsible for campaign planning and executing unique and dynamic organizing campaigns. You can handle multiple projects at a time, and are committed to getting results. The Florida Organizer will ensure NAPAWF’s unique intersectional perspective is brought to the forefront of reproductive justice and voter engagement work in Florida. This position reports directly to the Florida Organizing Manager.

POSITION DUTIES

The Florida Organizer will have the following core functions and day-to-day responsibilities

• Recruit and engage community members to become members of NAPAWF’s Florida Chapter in order to grow the base through outreach, conducting one-on-one, and other chapter and program activities.
• Identify, plan, and run local and state campaigns centered on building power for those who identify as AAPI women and girls in Florida. This includes leading and integrating civic and voter engagement efforts into campaign priorities. Support NAPAWF national campaigns and identify local engagement opportunities for members and partners to engage.
• Develop individual work and outreach plans to support campaigns.
• Develop leadership of local chapter members to be leaders in NAPAWF’s local campaigns, the reproductive justice movement, and in the AAPI community in Florida.
• Develop and facilitate impactful training materials and workshops for our Florida base and community members.
• Recruit members, leaders, and participants to NAPAWF’s leadership development programs.
• Schedule and lead chapter meetings, plan and execute chapter and engagement activities and to engage members on a consistent basis.
• Building relationships with community members and a broad array of nonprofit, local government, and religious organizations to advance NAPAWF campaigns and base building efforts.
• Track and input data in the VAN and EveryAction databases regularly to track ongoing base building and campaign progress towards goals.
• Coordinate the Florida Chapter’s social media and digital platforms to organize online.
• Performing duties, as necessary, as a member of the NAPAWF team.

QUALIFICATIONS

We're seeking candidates who excel in relationship-building, are result-oriented, and have strong project management skills. You should have: 

• At least 1 year of professional community, issue electoral organizing, union, and/or mobilization campaign experience. 
• A strong commitment to the issues of AAPI and/or immigrant women and girls, health, social justice and human rights. 
• Ability to work with a team and independently.
• Self-motivation to achieve work plan and campaign goals.
• A willingness to seek feedback, learn, and adapt.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem solving, personal planning and time management skills.
• Ability to accurately record campaign and base building data, track and effectively move turf.
• Proven track record with strong action-based programs and events and seasoned in successfully managing multiple tasks to completion with competing deadlines.
• Fluency in a second language is also highly desirable (Asian / Pacific Islander language (i.e. Vietnamese, Mandarin, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, etc language preferred).
• Basic computer literacy in Windows-based computer programs in order to perform necessary campaign data management and administrative work.
• Experience with Google Suite (documents, forms, chat), and Zoom. 
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel. 
• A valid driver’s license, use of a car for work, and automobile insurance are mandatory conditions of employment in this role.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary for this position is $50,000-55,000 commensurate with experience. A highly competitive benefits package includes a 401k plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance. NAPAWF's medical plan is covered by NAPAWF at 100% for employee and dependents with no out of pocket costs, including prescription drugs costs. Qualified dependents may also be covered. NAPAWF also offers full-time employees 15 days of vacation in the first year, sick leave, flexible spending program options and personal/family leave as well as paid vacation from December 25th through January 1^st of each year.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The person in this position should be able to engage in the diverse demands of the work, including the capacity to remain in a stationary position, operate a computer, and move about the office and outside of the office. They must have access to a car and have the capacity to work evening hours and/or weekends as required. Occasional travel is required. This position is based in an office setting and in the field. This position will be required to work at the St. Petersburg NAPAWF office.

NAPAWF is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related) or conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions (ARC). Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.

Who We Are

Columbia Legal Services is a nonprofit civil legal aid organization that advances social, economic, and racial equity for people living in poverty. We support communities and movements by bringing deep legal expertise that is grounded in – and strongly guided by – an understanding of race equity.

We seek systemic solutions by bringing class action lawsuits, using cutting edge legal theories, engaging in policy advocacy, and supporting communities in building their own power. We have a special responsibility to serve people whose access to free legal services is restricted, due to institutionalized or immigration status.

At CLS we seek a team that reflects our organizational values of community, race equity, and justice. This includes hiring staff with connections to the communities we serve whenever possible, and a commitment to strive for justice and equity in our hiring practices and in our staff culture.

Position Summary

Columbia Legal Services seeks a full-time Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director. The person in this role will hold two main areas of responsibility: leading our efforts to build and strengthen relationships with communities across Washington state, especially with communities most impacted by the immigration and/or criminal legal systems, and ensuring racial equity in our advocacy work (which includes litigation and policy work). This role reports to the Executive Director.

The person in this role will lead efforts to set and assess strategy for centering communities impacted by the immigration and/or criminal legal systems in all aspects of our work. They will supervise and coordinate the work of our Advocacy and Community Engagement Specialists (ACES), who work directly with communities and with our litigation and policy teams. The person in this role will prioritize strategies that continue CLS’ efforts to move from transactional to relational and accountable community engagement, with the aim of building lasting change with and for communities.

The Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director will also work in close collaboration with our Litigation Director and our Policy Director to align advocacy, policy, and community relationships around our values of community, race equity, and justice and our strategic advocacy goals.

The ideal candidate has exceptional relationship building skills and will bring experience in building meaningful relationships with communities, including with immigrants and with people institutionalized in prisons and jails. They should also have experience in applying a micro and macro lens to equity, racial justice, and community relationship building, focusing not only on individual relationships but also identifying trends and making connections at a broader level as part of holistic movement building. The ideal candidate should also have a strong understanding of systems thinking, race equity, and racial hierarchy, along with an understanding of litigation and policy work. 

All CLS staff have the ability to complete some work remotely. However, this position will require some physical presence at the office and an ability to attend required meetings at the office and in the community. The person in this role should live in close proximity to one of our offices to facilitate in-office time when needed. This position may be based in any CLS office; CLS office locations include Seattle, Olympia, Kennewick, Yakima, and Wenatchee.

CLS requires that all employees adhere to our COVID-19 vaccine mandate through proof of vaccination or by requesting a medical or religious accommodation. Staff are also required to follow CLS COVID-19 protocols while engaging in in-person work in our offices and in the community.

Responsibilities

Lead Community Relationship-Building Efforts 

• Drive and coordinate Community Relationship-Building efforts, including overall Community Relationship-Building strategy. 
• Build and strengthen relationships with community organizations and leaders to support CLS' Advocacy and Community Relationship-Building efforts, and help foster such relationships held by ACES and others at CLS. 
• Coordinate with the Policy Director, Litigation Director, and other Advocacy Coordination Team (ACT) members, as well as with individual advocacy teams, for planning, alignment, and leadership on community relationship-building efforts and overall strategy. 
• Work with ACES and Litigation/Policy Team Leads on strategies and goals for centering community in individual cases and other advocacy projects, and provide thought partnership related to this work. 
• Supervise ACES, including regular check-ins, planning, and goal support, and professional development. 
• Connect CLS with broader state and national movements around organizing/community engagement and serve as the main point of contact in those relationships. 
• Drive community relationship-building discussions at ACT and Organizational Management Team (OMT) meetings, including regularly assessing CLS’ efforts to center community in our work.  
• Support ACES and other advocates in leading community engagement and relationship-building discussions at table/advocacy meetings. 
• Participate in the OMT to connect community-building efforts across the organization. This includes working closely with the Director of Development and Communications and with the Executive Director.  
• Attend Board meetings as needed to support the Board in its community-centered approach.  

Ensure a Racial Justice focus in CLS’s Advocacy Work 

• Drive Advocacy-related racial justice at CLS, including overall strategy for racial justice in Advocacy. 
• Work with the ACT to integrate the CLS Race Equity toolkit across the Advocacy department, ensuring CLS litigation and policy work includes a racial justice analysis.  
• Provide orientation and onboarding related to racial justice in advocacy for all new staff and occasionally lead training or other meetings on this work for all staff. 
• Drive race equity analysis in ACES team meetings, ACT meetings, Community Engagement Team (CET) meetings, and other Advocacy meetings. 
• Provide coaching and insight toward stronger race equity analysis for litigation teams and Advocacy staff overall throughout the Advocacy department.  
• Establish or strengthen relationships with leaders, key stakeholders, and organizations that support CLS’s commitment to Racial Equity in advocacy. 
• Meet occasionally with staff and consultants leading CLS’ internal equity efforts to ensure alignment, including shared efforts to integrate the CLS Race Equity toolkit across the organization. 

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, and others may be assigned.

Qualifications 

The ideal candidate will have all or most of the experience below, or have a combination of comparable experience where they have demonstrated similar skills or responsibilities.

• Experience in community mobilization, coalition building, or other relevant work, with at least one year leading a team or in a supervisory role.  
• Experience managing or leading a team. Note: this can include comparable experience including unofficial supervisory roles that required the use of supervision skills and team leadership. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, cultural competence, and understanding of principles of intersectionality.  
• Lived or other demonstrated meaningful and sustained experience with people living in poverty; people of color, immigrant, or indigenous communities; and/or the criminal legal system. 
• Commitment to confronting, exposing, and dismantling all forms of structural racism, bias and oppression, and an ability to identify issues within communities. 
• Demonstrated understanding of and interest in advancing anti-racist grassroots organizing strategies. 
• Ability to work well on a team, prioritize responsibilities, and meet deadlines. 
• Strong interpersonal, presentation or storytelling, and problem-solving skills. 
• Reasonable flexibility, and the ability to travel and regularly attend evening and weekend events as well as complete other work or attend meetings during standard office hours of 9am to 5pm. Note: this is an exempt position and additional hours may be required.  
• Understanding the importance of self-care, compassion, and empathy, and a willingness to take breaks and vacations. 
• Ability to travel throughout the local community and throughout the state, including to areas with limited public transportation, with or without accommodation.  

Preferred

• Experience and understanding of structural racism in the United States and the intersectionality of oppression.
• Experience working in the legal field and/or understanding of the litigation process, including class action litigation.
• Familiarity with the state legislature and legislative process.
• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required for this position; other language skills relevant to our client communities are a plus.
• Experience with transformative or restorative justice principles 

Compensation

This full-time, exempt position is a confidential role and is not eligible for representation by Washington Legal Workers, our in-house labor union.

Columbia Legal Services is committed to providing an equitable work environment, including a commitment to pay equity. As part of this commitment, all employees’ pay is based on years of experience in their role or in previous roles doing substantially similar work and set on a standard pay scale for their position, rather than on negotiations, which have been shown to contribute to pay disparities. The current annual salary range for an experienced Advocacy-Equity & Community Relationships Director with 5-10 years of directly relevant experience is $82,815 - $92,786.

CLS has a 35-hour workweek. We also offer a comprehensive compensation package including the following:

• Annual cost of living and salary step increases
• 14 paid holidays annually
• Winter Break office closure between Christmas and New Year’s
• 12 sick days annually
• 15-21 paid vacation days annually (based on years of experience)
• 3-5 personal days annually (based on years of experience)
• Paid parental and family medical leave benefits
• Paid sabbatical every 7 years for up to twelve weeks
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program (for employees with less than 10 years’ experience)

Additionally, we pay 100% of employee premiums for excellent health, vision, and dental benefits plus 50% of the maximum out-of-pocket deductible and offer heavily subsidized family premiums.

We also offer a 403(b)-retirement benefit with employer contribution and a match, disability and life insurance, a subsidized transit pass, and an employee wellness program.

To Apply

To apply, please submit an application with a cover letter and resume in PDF format through our application portal in BambooHR.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning January 22, 2024 and the role will be removed from our website once the position is filled. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please contact careers@columbialegal.org.

We are committed to an environment of mutual respect, collaboration, and equal opportunity for all employees, and strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, people who have been affected by mass incarceration, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. We believe in building and sustaining an organization that is reflective of the communities we serve, and is diverse in work background, experience, education, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, or sensory, mental and physical abilities. We believe that the resulting diversity is both a source of program strength and a matter of fundamental human fairness. 

About the Role

Mobile Baykeeper is seeking a Community Engagement Director to lead our efforts in mobilizing communities across Coastal Alabama towards actionable change that positively impacts water quality and community well-being. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving engagement strategies, fostering relationships with community leaders, and guiding our team in achieving goals related to volunteer mobilization, government relations, and environmental education.

Key Responsibilities

• Mobilize community members towards action that puts pressure on elected officials, industry leaders, and community leaders to make decisions to improve their communities, particularly regarding water quality’s impact on their lives.
• Lead Baykeeper’s community engagement team to reach desired goals related to volunteer engagement, government relationships, and environmental education.
• Build relationships of trust with leaders and members of fourteen Coastal Alabama communities. Understand the perspectives and needs of each community. Communicate what is learned to the Baykeeper team to aid in planning to address the needs.
• Listen, research, and identify community leaders or groups that have a disproportionate effect on outcomes from each community.
• Train and manage the Baykeeper team in community listening, organizing, profiling, and how to talk with community members for improved outcomes in each community.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Exhibit Baykeeper’s values of excellence, accuracy, responsibility, tenacity, and humility. 
• Exhibit a passion for improving the health of the waters of coastal Alabama.
• Exhibit a high level of emotional intelligence.
• Experience organizing communities to take action.
• Experience building relationships of trust in a variety of contexts.
• Experience organizing details of events.
• Experience organizing people’s contact information.
• Experience public speaking.
• Experience leading a team.
• Experience or ability to learn software used for communication and collaboration (Microsoft Office Suite, constituent relationship management software, task management software)
• Exhibit the ability to communicate clearly.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
• 5% retirement match.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Generous paid time off and opportunities for professional development.

Join Us

Play a pivotal role in Mobile Baykeeper’s mission to defend and restore the health of Coastal Alabama’s waterways. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to info@mobilebaykeeper.org or fill out the following form.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

OVERVIEW:

We are contracting paid campus fellows to work for Climate Defiance. We use disruptive tactics to resist fossil fuel extraction. We go hard at Climate Defiance. We blockaded the White House Correspondents Dinner. We shut down a book launch by the pro-pipeline Senator Amy Klobuchar. We made Manchin flee a stage. We TOOK OVER the Congressional Women's Softball Game. We make life hell for people in power who are complicit in our destruction. And we do not apologize. We will contract on a rolling basis and aim to make decisions imminently. We are especially eager to hire students in DC, NYC, Boston, Chicago, LA, SF and swing states. This paid fellowship will involve roughly 10 hours per week of work and pay $1170 per month (roughly $27 per hour). This will involve engaging in disruptive, nonviolent direct action and organizing students on your campus and in your city.

WHO WE ARE:

A brand-new, youth-driven, grassroots group dedicated to confronting the climate crisis head on. We will use disruptive, nonviolent direct action to resist fossil fuel extraction.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Organize students on your campus and beyond (we may explore the potential to start school chapters of Climate Defiance, depending on your campus); Amass support for this movement amongst students, faculty and community members; Plan actions; Fundraise; Create social media content; Research demands; Assist with assorted group tasks as needs arise; Represent Climate Defiance in the community.

WHO YOU ARE:

Passionate about social change, justice and climate; Outgoing; Excited to have conversations with student groups and professors throughout campus; Passionate about organizing; Connected to leftist campus groups; Revolutionary in spirit and practice; Nonviolent.

DETAILS:

This fellowship involves roughly 10 hours per week of work, starting immediately. We pay $1170 per month. That comes out to roughly $27 an hour. Contact info@climatedefiance.org with questions. Our website is climatedefiance.org.